HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION Economic Vitality and
HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTABILITY COMMISSION Economic Vitality and Quality of Life Unlocking Hampton Roads HRTAC Overview Kevin B. Page Executive Director 12/17/2019
CONGESTION/FUTURE CONNECTIVITY 2040 Population The Stage is set for Regional Transportation Solution Consensus Building 2040 Employment 2
Unlocking Hampton Roads 3 • For two decades the Region has identified these projects
MOVING THEREGION FORWARD HRTAC/HRTF Overview • Hampton Roads Transportation Fund created 2013 Acts of Assembly HB 2313 • Empowered to procure, finance, build and operate highway, bridge, tunnel, rail and transit projects in Hampton Roads • Authorized to use HRTF monies (and tolls for new construction projects on new or existing highways, bridges and tunnels and to issue bonds using revenues to support bond debt • Regional Collaboration - Works closely with the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) who determines Project Prioritization for the region Unlocking Hampton Roads • HRTAC created 2014 Acts of Assembly HB 1253 – Hired Executive Director August 2015 4
HRTAC Membership 10 Cities 4 Counties Chesapeake Franklin Hampton Newport News Norfolk Poquoson Portsmouth Suffolk Virginia Beach Williamsburg Isle of Wight James City Southampton York 5 VA General Assembly Members Two Members of the Senate Three Members of the House of Delegates 4 Non-Voting Ex-officio members Commonwealth Transportation Board Member Virginia Department of Transportation Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation Virginia Port Authority • June 20, 2019 – Mayor Linda Johnson elected Chair and Mayor Donnie Tuck elected Vice-Chair • HRTAC is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth • Primarily funded with HB 2313 revenue (Hampton Roads Transportation Fund) approved by the 2013 General Assembly Unlocking Hampton Roads 19 Voting members 5
HAMPTON ROADS TRANSPORTATION FUND Additional Regional Fuels Tax – 2. 1% - $71. 6 M Revenue FY 19 ØCombined revenues of $211 M FY 19 ØState Code requires HRTF funds to be spent Hampton Roads highway construction projects Unlocking Hampton Roads Additional Sales Tax – 0. 7% - $139. 4 M Revenue FY 19 6
EVOLUTION Plan • HRTPO (Long-Range Transportation Plan with HRTAC Input) • Prioritizes Projects Based on Project Readiness with HRTAC Input OFHRTAC Projects Program • HRTAC (Six-Year and Long Range Plans of Finance) • CTB (Six-Year Improvement Program) • HRTPO (Adds HRTAC Projects to Transportation Improvement Program) Finance & Deliver • HRTAC (Regional Tax Funding/Bonding, Toll Revenues/Bonding, and Smart Scale Grants – Contracts with VDOT or Others to Deliver Projects) • VDOT – Smart Scale Funding (Constructs Projects Contracted by HRTAC) • HRTAC allocates funds to specific projects, asks that the HRTPO add them to the TIP Unlocking Hampton Roads • HRTPO Long Range Transportation Plan identifies priority projects in the constrained plan or vision plan as under study/development/construction • The CTB selects the Local Preferred Alternative, maintains Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, allocates state funding to projects in Six Year Improvement Program – awards Smart. Scale funding 7 • HRTAC develops a six-year and long range plans of finance to guide in project funding for development and construction – HRTAC feeds LRTP funding plans • VDOT assists in project readiness and construction through HRTAC/VDOT MOA and HRTAC project construction agreements
Hampton Roads Regional Transportation Priority Projects “Moving Projects Forward – HRTAC Investments” Projects Planned and Prioritized by HRTPO, Powered by HRTAC I-64 Peninsula Widening: Ft. Eustis Blvd. Interchange § Estimated Project Cost: $320 Million § Included in 2040 LRTP § § § I-64 Peninsula Widening: Segment 3 HRCS SEIS Preferred Alternative Refinement Estimated Project Cost: $244 Million Under Construction Estimated Completion: 2021 $121 Million Federal/State Funds $123 Million HRTAC § § § Project Development: $30 million HRTAC § Completed April 2019 I-64 Peninsula Widening: Segment 2 Estimated Project Cost: $176 Million Under Construction Estimated Completion: 2019 $176 Million HRTAC § § § § § I-64/HRBT Widening Estimated Project Cost: $3. 862 Billion Under Construction – Includes South Trestles $108. 5 M VDOT Estimated Completion: 2026 $200 Million Federal/State Funds $3. 562 Billion HRTAC, $3. 553 Billion Under Agreement I-64 Peninsula Widening: Segment 1 Project Cost: $112 Million $100 Million Federal/State Funds $12 Million HRTAC Completed and Opened to the Public December 1, 2017 § § § § Hampton Roads Regional Connectors Study § Study Funded: $7 Million HRTAC § $3 Million HRTAC (+ $4 Million HRTAC Contingency) I-64/I-264 Interchange Improvements Phase 1 - Under Construction: $157 Million Estimated Completion: 2019 Phase 2 – Under Construction: $195 Million Estimated Completion: 2021 Phase 3 - Design Funded: $10 Million $69 Million Federal/State Funds $2. 8 Million Local $290 Million HRTAC 460/58/13 Connector Study § Study Funded: $4 Million HRTAC § Study Evaluation Concluded November 2018 Bowers Hill Interchange § Estimated Project Cost: $659 Million § Study Funded: $4 Million § $4 Million HRTAC § § I-64 Southside/High-Rise Bridge Widening Phase 1 – Construction Pending: $527 Million Estimated Completion: 2021 $95 Million Federal/State Funds $432 Million HRTAC November 2019 8
Hampton Roads Regional Priority Projects ESTIMATED OPENING YEAR PROJECT ESTIMATED PROJECT COST ($MILLIONS) 2017 -2022 I-64 Peninsula – Segments 1, 2, and 3 $531 2019 -2021 I-64/I-264 Interchange – Phases I and II $352 2019 I-64/I-264 Interchange – Phase III Study $10 2021 I-64 Southside/High-Rise Bridge – Phase I $527 2025 I-64/Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel $3, 862 2037 I-64 Southside/High-Rise Bridge – Phase II $1, 700 2037 Bowers Hill Interchange $659 2038 I-64/Fort Eustis Blvd Interchange $320 Vision Plan I-564/I-664 Connector (Patriots Crossing) I-664/Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel VA 164/164 Connector 9
MOVING THEREGION FORWARD SIGNIFICANTPROGRESS • Current HRTAC Projects Under Agreement: • ~ $5. 17 B total value $4. 64 B HRTAC Funded • Cut Ribbon on I-64 Peninsula Widening Segment 1 project • Broke Ground I-64 Southside Widening/High Rise Bridge Project Phase I - January 2018 • Inaugural HRTAC/HRTF Bond Offering - January 2018 • Opening of I-64 Segment 2 Project Unlocking Hampton Roads • Recent HRTAC Accomplishments: • April 2019 – HRTAC/VDOT Executed HRBT Project Agreement • Adopted HRTAC Short and Long-Range funding plans – June 2019 10
I-64 Peninsula Widening – Segment 1 Description: Widen 5. 4 miles of I-64 to include new general purpose lane, and widening of 6 existing bridges. Cost: $112 million $11. 6 HRTAC Share Status: Completed and open to the Public (December 1 , 2017) Images source: VDOT Jefferson Ave. exit 255 to Rte. 238 exit 247 11
I-64 Peninsula Widening – Segment 2 Description: Widen 6. 7 miles of I-64 to include new general purpose lane, reconstruction of existing lanes, and widening of 9 existing bridges. Cost: $176 million 100% HRTAC Share Status: Notice to Proceed (NTP) February 2016 (est. completion date mid-2019) Rte. 238 exit 247 to Rte. 199 exit 242 12 Images source: VDOT
I-64 Peninsula Widening – Segment 3 Description: Widen 8. 2 miles of I-64 to include new general purpose lane, replacing two existing bridges, and widening of 4 existing bridges. Cost: $244 million $122. 9 million HRTAC Share Status: Notice to Proceed (NTP) January 2018 (est. completion date Sept. 2021) Image source: VDOT Rte. 199 exit 242 to Rte. 199 exit 234 13
I-64/I-264 Interchange – Phase 1 Source: VDOT Description: Widen WB I-264 between Twin Bridges and I 264, construct new 2 lane flyover ramp, 2 lane EB I-264 CD road, exit ramp from WB I-64 to new CD road. Cost: $157 million $152. 1 million HRTAC Share Status: Project Notice to Proceed (NTP) October 2016 (Completion October 2019) I-64/I-264 Ramp Improvements Source: VDOT 14
I-64/I-264 Interchange – Phase 2 Source: VDOT Description: Extend CD road from Newtown Rd. to Witchduck Rd. , reconfigure Newtown Rd. & Witchduck Rd. Interchanges, Construct Greenwich Rd. flyover. Cost: $195 million $127. 7 million HRTAC Share Status: Notice to Proceed (NTP) February 2018 (est. completion date September 2021) I-264/Newtown Rd. to I -264/Witchduck Rd. Interchanges Source: VDOT 15
I-64 Southside Widening/High Rise Bridge – Phase 1 Source: VDOT Description: Widen 8. 75 miles of I-64 to include new managed lane and left shoulder, widen six existing bridges, replace one existing bridge, and construct new High Rise Bridge – Phase 1. Cost: $527 million $432 million HRTAC Share Status: Phase I Notice to Proceed (NTP) November 2017 (est. completion date July 2021) Widen from I-64/I-464 to I-64/I-264/I-664 at Bowers Hill Source: VDOT 16
I-64/HRBT Widening Source: VDOT Description: Expand the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel and provide 6 -lane capacity on I-64 from the Settlers Landing Rd. Interchange to the I-564 Interchange. Cost: $3. 86 billion $3. 56 billion HRTAC Share Status: April 2019, HRTAC/VDOT executed funding agreement. DB contract signed by VDOT (estimated completion 2025) I-64 from Settlers Landing Rd. Interchange to I-564 Interchange Source: VDOT 17
VDOT Proposed Hampton Roads Express Lanes Network – Region Needs to Weigh In • Segment 2 – Under Construction • Segment 3 & Segment 4 – Traffic and Revenue Study and Concept of Operations Underway Source: VA Secretary of Transportation • Segment 1 – Operational 18
VDOT Proposed Scenario • Jefferson to La. Salle: Jefferson Blvd • Between Jefferson & Mercury – HOV 2 to HOT 2 • Between Mercury & La. Salle – HOT 2 (1 ML) Virginia Department of Transportation W Mercury Blvd La. Salle Ave 19
Settlers Landing Rd VDOT Proposed Scenario • La. Salle to HRBT: • Shift Eastbound & Westbound Ingress/Egress from Settlers Landing Rd to La. Salle Ave (2 ML) HRBT I-564 Virginia Department of Transportation 20
VDOT Proposed Improvement Elements - Peninsula • Repurposing of HOV lane to HOT • • • Toll gantries and equipment Bollards Signing and marking • • • Realign and replace bridge at La. Salle Ave Loop Ramp Realign Rip Rap Rd and Settlers Landing Rd Ramps Replacement of the King St and Hampton River Bridges Rehab and Widen of Settler’s Landing Bridge Noise Walls Right of way Virginia Department of Transportation Source: VDOT • EB Widening from Rip Rap Road 21
VDOT Proposed Improvement Elements - Peninsula • • • Realign Settlers Landing Rd Ramps Replace King St Bridge Rehab and Widen Hampton River (required for replacement of EB Bridge), Settlers Landing Rd, New Market Creek bridges Noise Walls Right of way • Preliminary Project Order of Magnitude Estimate Range • • Includes PE/RW/CN/CEI/Contingency Toll equipment and signing Source: VDOT • WB Widening to Rip Rap Road from Settler’s Landing $600 M – $650 M Virginia Department of Transportation 22
VDOT Proposed Scenario • I-564 to I-264: I-564 • HOT 2 Reversible in median • HOT 2 PTSL along GP (opposite direction to reversible median lanes) • AM Peak: I-264 • PM Peak: I-464 Virginia Department of Transportation 23
VDOT Proposed Improvement Elements - Southside • Repurposing of Existing Pavement • • Reconstruct shoulders Signing and marking Replace Tidewater and Chesapeake Blvd bridges Noise Walls • Provides continuous managed lane • Preliminary Project Order of Magnitude Estimate Range • • Includes PE/RW/CN/CEI/Contingency Toll equipment and signing Source: VDOT • WB slip ramp at I-564 $170 M – $185 M Virginia Department of Transportation 24
Traffic and Revenue Analysis • VDOT is currently analyzing the following tolling scenarios: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - HOT 2 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - HOT 3 Peak periods - HOT 2 Peak periods - HOT 3 • Analyzing and developing a weekend traffic profile model to study travel preferences and potential impact on revenues • Weekend HOT versus Express Toll Lanes (no HOV discount) Source: VDOT • • • Bonding capacity analysis to be provided 25
Bonding Analysis • Commonwealth issued debt • HRTAC issued toll debt • Analysis will evaluate potential benefits of using TIFIA loans Unlocking Hampton Roads • Based on the Traffic & Revenue scenarios identified, will evaluate the amount of debt that can be leveraged under different debt authorizations • This will include: 26
HRTPO Sets Express Lane Policy • A consistent Express Lanes Network that begins on I-64 at Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, proceeds along I-64 through Bowers Hill in Chesapeake and continues along I-664 to I-64 in the vicinity of the Hampton Coliseum. • That the Express Lanes Network be a consistent HOT-2 network, with one HOT lane and one part-time HOT shoulder lane where practical and necessary. • That to minimize impacts to the Region’s motorists, wherever practicable, the roadways that comprise the Express Lanes Network be restricted to HOT operation during high volume traffic times and be open to all traffic outside of the restricted periods. • That funding and operation of the Express Lanes Network be managed by HRTAC. • That a free alternative (general purpose lanes) be available throughout the roadway system associated with the Express Lanes Network. Unlocking Hampton Roads • The Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization has endorsed the Hampton Roads Regional Express Lanes Network as follows: 27
HRTPO Recommends to HRTAC • Prioritize optimal congestion pricing. • Develop tolling approaches that mitigate impacts on Hampton Roads residents, including options that maximize revenue collection on weekends. • Ensure a free alternative (general purpose lanes) be available throughout the roadway system associated with the Express Lanes Network. • Funding, operation, and the use of toll revenues of the Express Lanes Network to be managed by HRTAC directly or indirectly through the master tolling agreement. Unlocking Hampton Roads • Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization has recommended that HRTAC consider the following items when developing the master tolling agreement with VDOT: 28
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Next Steps • HRTAC will also work with the HRTPO and impacted jurisdictions to study the remaining projects not selected in the SEIS Alternative A (Regional Connectors Study) • HRTAC will continue to support VDOT in project development efforts for the Bowers Hill Interchange and the I-64/I-264 environmental and preliminary engineering studies Unlocking Hampton Roads • HRTAC will continue work to develop solutions and continue construction of HRTAC’s approved/funded projects and advance short and long range plans • Continue public discussion on how to calibrate funding options, advance project readiness, and continue preparations for future bonding/financing of projects 30
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